ULTRAGENYX PHARMACEUTICAL IN RARE
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 90400D108 · ISIN US90400D1081
Biopharmaceutical company based in Novato, California, United States
- SectorHealth care
- IndustryPharmaceutical Preparations
- HeadquartersNovato, CA
- Websiteultragenyx.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($3.9m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 92.5m as of 2025-02-13, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $42.07. Options: 20 managers hold calls ($31.5m notional), 12 hold puts ($37.9m).
Trends to Q4 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 233 |
| Q4 2022 | 228 |
| Q1 2023 | 230 |
| Q2 2023 | 243 |
| Q3 2023 | 222 |
| Q4 2023 | 238 |
| Q1 2024 | 271 |
| Q2 2024 | 275 |
| Q3 2024 | 303 |
| Q4 2024 | 316 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | 120 | 99 |
| Q2 2023 | 129 | 110 |
| Q3 2023 | 116 | 106 |
| Q4 2023 | 134 | 98 |
| Q1 2024 | 150 | 96 |
| Q2 2024 | 161 | 120 |
| Q3 2024 | 163 | 120 |
| Q4 2024 | 149 | 151 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | $33.1m | $18.5m | 0.56 |
| Q2 2024 | $24.2m | $16.4m | 0.68 |
| Q3 2024 | $29.9m | $25.6m | 0.86 |
| Q4 2024 | $31.5m | $37.9m | 1.20 |
Biggest buyers
| Vestal Point Capital, LP | Added | +750.0k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +707.7k |
| Deep Track Capital, LP | New | +653.5k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | Added | +653.1k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Added | +529.2k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Added | +527.2k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC | Added | +346.6k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | Added | +269.7k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC | New | +265.2k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +238.2k |
Biggest sellers
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -1.7m |
| ALKEON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -1.3m |
| SANDS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -820.3k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -763.8k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -556.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -537.4k |
| Avidity Partners Management LP | Reduced | -400.0k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. | Reduced | -342.7k |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -241.8k |
| Rock Springs Capital Management LP | Reduced | -238.5k |
Biggest calls
| LMR Partners LLP | Added | $5.5m130.1k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $4.4m104.9k shares |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | New | $4.2m100.0k shares |
| DIADEMA PARTNERS LP | First filing | $2.2m52.3k shares |
| MOORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP | Reduced | $2.1m50.0k shares |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC | New | $2.1m50.0k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | $1.9m46.0k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | Added | $1.5m35.0k shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | New | $1.3m30.8k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | New | $1.3m30.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $13.1m311.9k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | Added | $8.5m202.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $4.7m110.8k shares |
| DIADEMA PARTNERS LP | First filing | $4.4m105.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $2.5m59.8k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | $1.9m46.0k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | New | $1.3m30.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $576.0k13.7k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Unchanged | $366.0k8.7k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $357.6k8.5k shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution +3.2 pts · filed 2026-07-30 | 8.3% |
| RTW INVESTMENTS, LP 13G · institution new · filed 2026-08-14 | 7.9% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution +1.5 pts · filed 2026-07-31 | 7.0% |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-08-13 | 6.7% |
| Madison Avenue Partners, LP 13G · passive investor new · filed 2026-10-20 | 6.4% |
| STATE STREET CORP 13G · institution +1.2 pts · filed 2026-08-07 | 6.3% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-07-31 | 5.1% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC), FMR LLC (3.5%, 2026-02-05)
Insider purchases and sales in Q4 2024
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 7 | $793.5k | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 4 | $416.4k | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $352.0k | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $4.3m | $1.3m |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 8 | $3.4m | $620.4k |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $534.4k | $512.7k |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $2.1m | $2.1m |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.3m | $908.9k |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-30 | KAKKIS EMIL D President & CEO, director · By Emil Kakkis and Jenny Soriano Living Trust, dated June 18, 2009 | Sold plan | $495.2k11.7k shares |
| 2024-12-10 | KAKKIS EMIL D President & CEO, director · By Emil Kakkis and Jenny Soriano Living Trust, dated June 18, 2009 | Sold plan | $413.6k8.3k shares |
| 2024-10-10 | Horn Howard Chief Financial Officer | Sold | $393.9k7.5k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q4 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 10.0m $422.2m | Added +89.4k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.5m $275.0m | Added +707.7k |
| SANDS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.54% of their portfolio | 4.3m $180.8m | Reduced -820.3k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.7m $114.5m | Added +58.5k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.5m $105.7m | Reduced -556.2k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.5m $103.4m | Reduced -1.7m |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.3m $97.7m | Reduced -104.8k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.19% of their portfolio | 2.0m $86.2m | Reduced -60.9k |
| RTW INVESTMENTS, LP 1.25% of their portfolio | 2.0m $82.8m | Unchanged |
| Rock Springs Capital Management LP 2.79% of their portfolio | 1.7m $73.2m | Reduced -238.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.7m $71.5m | Added +25.5k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.7m $71.2m | Added +4.1k |
| ALKEON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.41% of their portfolio | 1.7m $71.0m | Reduced -1.3m |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $68.5m | Added +81.7k |
| BAKER BROS. ADVISORS LP 0.71% of their portfolio | 1.6m $66.3m | Unchanged |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.6m $65.8m | Reduced -8.3k |
| Vestal Point Capital, LP 3.74% of their portfolio | 1.5m $63.1m | Added +750.0k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.23% of their portfolio | 1.4m $60.6m | Added +269.7k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.2m $49.8m | Reduced -342.7k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.2m $49.8m | Added +529.2k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.2m $49.4m | Added +653.1k |
| MONTANOVA CAPITAL, LLC 1.79% of their portfolio | 1.2m $48.4m | Unchanged |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.1m $44.2m | Added +229.6k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 961.8k $40.5m | Added +21.2k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.10% of their portfolio | 958.1k $40.3m | Added +233.9k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 913.5k $38.4m | Reduced -74.3k |
| Avoro Capital Advisors LLC 0.49% of their portfolio | 830.0k $34.9m | Unchanged |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 829.5k $34.9m | Added +45.5k |
| First Light Asset Management, LLC 3.07% of their portfolio | 763.6k $32.1m | Added +8.5k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 747.4k $31.4m | Added +346.6k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 739.0k $31.1m | Reduced -33.1k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 697.2k $29.3m | Reduced -13.5k |
| Candriam S.C.A. 0.16% of their portfolio | 674.3k $28.4m | Reduced -38.8k |
| Frazier Life Sciences Management, L.P. 1.15% of their portfolio | 658.7k $27.7m | Added +25.0k |
| Deep Track Capital, LP 1.03% of their portfolio | 653.5k $27.5m | New |
| Eagle Health Investments LP 6.47% of their portfolio | 627.6k $26.4m | Added +65.9k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 614.9k $25.9m | Reduced -140.7k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 613.6k $25.8m | Added +19.1k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 598.2k $25.2m | Added +130.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 553.7k $23.3m | Added +47.2k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 544.2k $22.9m | Added +527.2k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 529.0k $22.3m | Added +55.6k |
| EMERALD ADVISERS, LLC 0.84% of their portfolio | 518.3k $21.8m | Reduced -51.5k |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 509.5k $21.4m | Added +43.0k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 500.7k $21.1m | Reduced -41.7k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 466.3k $19.6m | Reduced -70.0k |
| AXA S.A. 0.06% of their portfolio | 456.6k $19.2m | Added +31.2k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 427.4k $18.0m | Added +208.5k |
| Cutter Capital Management, LP 7.01% of their portfolio | 406.8k $17.1m | Added +120.0k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 396.0k $16.7m | Reduced -241.8k |
| MPM BIOIMPACT LLC 2.34% of their portfolio | 391.0k $16.5m | Added +61.3k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 388.7k $16.4m | Reduced -4.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 388.5k $16.3m | Reduced -537.4k |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 377.5k $15.9m | Added +182.5k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.02% of their portfolio | 376.2k $15.9m | Added +193.3k |
| Avidity Partners Management LP 1.48% of their portfolio | 352.0k $14.8m | Reduced -400.0k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.02% of their portfolio | 346.6k $14.6m | Added +51.9k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 325.7k $13.7m | Added +232.6k |
| EMERALD MUTUAL FUND ADVISERS TRUST 0.83% of their portfolio | 324.4k $13.6m | Reduced -104.9k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.03% of their portfolio | 317.1k $13.3m | Added +63.8k |
| Man Group plc 0.04% of their portfolio | 297.4k $12.5m | Reduced -29.8k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 286.2k $12.0m | Added +238.2k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 286.1k $12.0m | Added +24.5k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 285.0k $12.0m | Added +207.7k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.01% of their portfolio | 283.0k $11.9m | Added +7.0k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 280.5k $11.8m | Reduced -763.8k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 272.9k $11.5m | Added +237.0k |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 269.6k $11.3m | Added +2.0k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 265.2k $11.2m | New |
| Privium Fund Management B.V. 2.46% of their portfolio | 258.4k $10.9m | Added +15.9k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 254.7k $10.7m | Added +72.6k |
| MOORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 0.19% of their portfolio | 245.0k $10.3m | Unchanged |
| SPHERA FUNDS MANAGEMENT LTD. 1.78% of their portfolio | 228.8k $9.6m | Added +33.4k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.01% of their portfolio | 216.6k $9.1m | Reduced -21.5k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 206.1k $8.7m | Added +126.6k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 205.8k $8.7m | Reduced -220.6k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 202.4k $8.5m | Added +24.6k |
| GREAT LAKES ADVISORS, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 191.1k $8.0m | Reduced -8.1k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 180.4k $7.6m | Added +60.1k |
| Ikarian Capital, LLC 2.15% of their portfolio | 179.0k $7.5m | Reduced -11 |
| PEREGRINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 163.9k $6.9m | Added +29.7k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 163.2k $6.9m | Added +4.0k |
| Granite Investment Partners, LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 160.4k $6.7m | Reduced -14.6k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 156.7k $6.6m | Reduced -10.6k |
| Motley Fool Wealth Management, LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 153.8k $6.4m | Reduced -14.2k |
| PINNACLE ASSOCIATES LTD 0.08% of their portfolio | 148.5k $6.2m | Added +29.1k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 142.6k $6.0m | Added +113.8k |
| EFG Asset Management (North America) Corp. 0.80% of their portfolio | 139.4k $5.9m | Added +30.1k |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 135.6k $5.7m | Reduced -9.7k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.00% of their portfolio | 131.3k $5.5m | Added +17.2k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.01% of their portfolio | 130.9k $5.5m | First filing |
| SILVERARC CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.17% of their portfolio | 124.4k $5.2m | New |
| Blue Owl Capital Holdings LP 1.15% of their portfolio | 118.2k $5.0m | Reduced -45.0k |
| Caption Management, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 117.6k $4.9m | Added +109.0k |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 112.8k $4.7m | Added +87.8k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 109.9k $4.6m | New |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 104.6k $4.4m | Reduced -5.7k |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 102.6k $4.3m | Added +78.6k |
| STEMPOINT CAPITAL LP 1.07% of their portfolio | 101.8k $4.3m | New |
| Crestwood Advisors Group, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 101.7k $4.3m | Added +1.4k |